Ordinary Indians' lives shattered by attack as well

Mr Harishchandra Shiverhankar scribbled furiously on a notepad, gesturing with his fingers to explain his last bloody memories of Wednesday night before waking up in an unfamiliar hospital bed.

The 56-year-old was walking towards the Metro cinema when he felt his legs collapse - a bullet had been shot through his lower back. A hand then grasped his hair, pulled back his head and a blade slit his neck.

He had been caught in the vortex of violence unleashed by people who wanted to murder, not just maim.

Intern chef at Taj 'a terrorist'

Mumbai - One of the terrorists holed up in the Taj Mahal was on an internship as trainee chef in the hotel for the past 10 months.

The revelation came after the family of a trainee chef killed in the carnage revealed that the deceased had called them before dying and said he had been shot by his friend, Zeenews.com reported on Friday. The identity of the dead chef has not been released.

Indian Hotels, which runs the Taj Group of Hotels, has denied the involvement of any of its employees in the attacks.

Gunmen's Diary

• The terrorists had planned to blow up the Taj Mahal Hotel in a replay of the attack on Islamabad's Marriott Hotel, which was bombed in September.

   

• All the men were trained in marine warfare and had attended a special course conducted by the Lashkar-e-Taiba.

   

• They were told it was not meant to be a suicide mission, and were scheduled to sail back to Pakistan on Thursday.

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